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About the Instructor Rachel Taylor Geier, DMA DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Emphasis in Flute Performance and Historical Musicology MM (Master of Music) – San Francisco State University; Music Performance BM (Bachelor of Music) – DePauw University; Music Performance Former Principal Flute, Camellia Symphony, How to Register About Us Please visit http://www.davisartscenter.or g/education/ to register online. You may also register over the phone by calling (530) 756-4100 or by submitting a class registration form to Davis Arts Center, PO Box 4340, Davis, CA 95617 or via fax to (520) 756-3041. Contact Us Davis Arts Center Phone: 530-756-4100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.davisartscenter.com STAGE STORIES Instructor: Dr. Rachel Taylor Geier davis arts center Day & Time: Wednesday, 7-9pm Price: $100 member $110 non-member Session A: 1/17-3/7 Session B: 4/4-5/23
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About the Instructor
Rachel Taylor Geier, DMA
DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Emphasis in Flute Performance and Historical Musicology
MM (Master of Music) – San Francisco State University; Music Performance
BM (Bachelor of Music) – DePauw University; Music Performance
Former Principal Flute, Camellia Symphony, Sacramento
Private Flute Instructor – 20 years’ experience
Freelance Flutist – Davis/Sacramento
How to Register
About Us
Please visit http://www.davisartscenter.org/education/ to register online. You may also register over the phone by calling (530) 756-4100 or by submitting a class registration form to Davis Arts Center, PO Box 4340, Davis, CA 95617 or via fax to (520) 756-3041.
Contact Us
Davis Arts CenterPhone: 530-756-4100Email: [email protected] Web: www.davisartscenter.com
STAGE STORIESInstructor: Dr. Rachel Taylor Geier
davis arts centerDay & Time: Wednesday, 7-9pm
Price:$100 member$110 non-member
Session A: 1/17-3/7Session B: 4/4-5/23
Stage StoriesExploring Classical Music
About the CourseWhat is playing on your iPod right now? Taylor Swift? Drake? Pharrell? What is the song about? Does it tell a story? Chances are, it does. Have you ever thought about how these songs tell their stories through organization and form? Did you know that today’s popular music is based on forms and structures found in classical music? Pop, Rock, Jazz, Opera and Classical music all share one unifying theme – they are a type of storytelling. Some pieces use words, some use conversations, and some simply use music to suggest imagery that dares an audience to dream of their own meanings.
You do not need to have a background in music to succeed in this course. Anyone can read about, write about, listen to, and explore the same stories through music.
In this course, we will explore how classical music tells a story. For example, the music in an opera accentuates dramatic and narrative elements such as characters, places, and objects. A symphony doesn’t have a script, but helps us to imagine far off worlds using musical landscapes and conversations between groups of instruments. An instrumental concerto creates an opera without words using soloist narration and orchestral
commentary. We will consider these aspects of musical expression by listening to works such as Rossini’s comic opera, The Barber of Seville, Beethoven’s famous 9th Symphony and Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major. Most importantly, we will gain a greater appreciation for the power that classical music has to tell stories through sound.
A single piece can speak to different people in powerfully individual ways. This is a rare opportunity to experience classical music for yourself and to analyze music through listening, writing, and connecting stories to sound. You will leave this course with a new understanding of how all music, from Bach to Demi Levato, creates narratives with and without words.
